Discovery Site of Garnets & a Ruby (Stantonsburg, North Carolina)
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Site where Chuck Owens of 308 Travis St., Stantonsburg, NC discovered several garnets and a ruby in 1973 while searching for shark's teeth and other fossils. Gems were identified by an NC State Geologist at the Administration Building in Raleigh, NC.
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Coordinates: 35°36'10"N 77°49'36"W
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